Rail-joint.



J. R. DAVENPORT.

RAIL JOINT.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. n. 1917.

LQQQMQU Patented June 12, 191?.

WITNESSES ATTORNEY JOHN R. DAVENPORT, OF ELDON, MISSOURI.

RAIL-JOINT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 112, 191?.

Application filed January 11, 1917. Serial No. 141,852.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN R. DAVENPORT, a citizen of the United States,residing at Eldon, in the county of Miller and State of Missouri, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Rail-Joints, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved rail joint and the principalobject of the invention is to provide a rail joint including railsections, one having sockets and the second pins for fitting into thesockets, auxiliary pins being passed through the main pins to releasablyhold the pins in the sockets.

Another object of the invention is to provide a rail joint includingconnecting pins which will hold the adjoining rail ends against verticaland transverse movement thus holding the rails in alinement andpreventing accidents.

Another object of the invention is to provide a rail joint which will besimple in construction and which will comprise a com paratively fewnumber of parts carried by the adjoining rail ends and thus not liableto become lost.

This invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, whereinFigure 1 is a perspective view of the improved rail joint.

Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view through the connecting rail ends.

Fig. 3 is a view in side elevation of the connecting rail ends.

The rails 10 are of similar construction and are each provided at oneend with a thickened web section 11 and at its opposite end with athickened web section 12. This thickened web section 12 is provided tostrengthen the rails so that the rails will not be weakened by thesockets 13 formed therein to receive the pins 14 extending from thethickened end portion 11 of an adjoining rail section. Openings 15 areformed in the pins 14 and register formed in the thickened web section12 thus permitting the securing bolts or fasteners 17 to be passedthrough the registering openings 15 and 16, and releasably hold the pins14 in the sockets 13. lVith this structure, the adjoining rail ends maybe securely connected and there will be no danger of the railsmovingtransversely out of alinement and there will also be no danger ofthe rail ends dropping and causing a low place in the track which wouldbe dangerous. lVhen disconnecting the rails, it is simply necessary toremove the bolts 17 and the pins 14 can be easily withdrawn from thesockets 13.

hat is claimed is A rail joint comprising adjoining rail sections havingthe webs thickened at the rail ends, one rail end being provided in thethickened end portion with upper and lower longitudinally extendingsockets, upper and lower pins formed integral with and extend ing fromthe end of the second rail section and fitting into the sockets of thefirst rail section, and fasteners passing transversely through the firstrail section and through said pins to releasably hold said pins in saidsockets.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN R. DAVENPORT.

Witnesses:

J. J. HAYNEs, IVY E. RUssELL.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G.

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